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Jacob Maentel (MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA, 1763-1863) WATERCOLOR PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A LADY.

Sold for $1,500 at Amelia Jeffers on Nov 28, 2025.

Jacob Maentel (MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA, 1763-1863) WATERCOLOR PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A LADY. auction lot image

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JACOB MAENTEL (MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA, 1763-1863) WATERCOLOR PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A LADY. 19th Century. On paper. The lady looking to her left, her dark hair worn up with cascading ringlets, wearing gold hoop earrings, a gold necklace, a blue dress with puffy cap sleeves, an empire waist, and high white ruffled collar, inscribed "Smith" in pencil at bottom, the verso with a card for Stephen Gemberling Americana (York, Pennsylvania) and inscribed in ink, "Miss Smith of York, Pa by Jacob Mantael [sic] c. 1812." In a paint-decorated wood frame. Frame, 9.5"h. 8.5"w. Ex Collection of Clarence & Mildred Long (Indianapolis, Indiana). Provenance: From the Collection of Peggy McClard & Randy Segotta (Weare, New Hampshire).

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